[Phono-L] Edison Royal Purple Question

Diamondiskman at aol.com Diamondiskman at aol.com
Wed Jul 19 20:25:55 PDT 2006


I have "Whistling Coon," on two diamond disks. The DD # is  50478-L. The 
sketch was recorded by Edward Meeker and the Empire vaudeville  Company. This is 
one of the most blatantly racist "coon" records ever released.  I've played it 
for people, but I asked them to  take the sketch for what it is, a historical 
artifact, and not  get mad at the record, or me.
 
The flip side on Diamond Disks (50478-R,)  was "The Colored Recruits."  That 
sketch was recorded by Golden and Heins (with Band). Both selections  were WW 
1-based minstrel sketches. I doubt seriously that they were ever  released as 
Royal Purples.
 
Randy Minor



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